Central America vs Jamaica: Goats — Share in total livestock
Goats — Share in total livestock over time
- Central America
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 16.71 %LSU against 1.48 %LSU in Central America, a difference of 15.23 %LSU.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 11.3 times Central America's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
Central America ranks 20th and Jamaica ranks 23rd of 31 groups.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central America | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.12 %LSU | 17.92 %LSU | 14.8 %LSU | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 2.4 %LSU | 10.91 %LSU | 8.51 %LSU | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 2.23 %LSU | 11.86 %LSU | 9.63 %LSU | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 2.1 %LSU | 10.04 %LSU | 7.94 %LSU | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 1.81 %LSU | 10.83 %LSU | 9.02 %LSU | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 1.62 %LSU | 15.12 %LSU | 13.5 %LSU | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 1.5 %LSU | 16.36 %LSU | 14.86 %LSU | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goats — share in total livestock, Central America or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 16.71 %LSU against 1.48 %LSU in Central America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in goats — share in total livestock between Central America and Jamaica?
- 15.23 %LSU, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central America and Jamaica?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Central America and Jamaica rank globally for goats — share in total livestock?
- Central America ranks 20th and Jamaica ranks 23rd of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Goats — Share in total livestock. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Livestock Patterns domain of FAOSTAT contains data on livestock numbers, shares of major livestock species and densities of livestock units in the agricultural land area. Values are calculated using Livestock Units (LSU), which facilitate aggregating information for different livestock types. Data are available by country, with global coverage, for the period 1961 to the most recent year available with annual updates. This methodology applies the LSU coefficients reported in the "Guidelines for the preparation of livestock sector reviews" (FAO, 2011). From this publication, LSU coefficients are computed by livestock type and by country. The reference unit used for the calculation of livestock units (=1 LSU) is the grazing equivalent of one adult dairy cow producing 3000 kg of milk annually, fed without additional concentrated foodstuffs. FAOSTAT agri-environmental indicators on livestock patterns closely follow the structure of the indicators in EUROSTAT.